GRE Word List
FORUM
the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
The meaning of the word forum is the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
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