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 |
|---|---|
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| motley | variegated in color |