GRE Word List
FORWARD
presumptuous or bold
The meaning of the word forward is presumptuous or bold.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| benign | kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor |
| infiltrate | pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily; Ex. infiltrate the troops into enemy territory; CF. infiltrator |
| cordial | warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome |
| parable | short simple story teaching a moral |
| loom | appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth |
| verve | enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor |
| smear | spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing |
| uncouth | boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish |
| vision | eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination; experience of seeing the supernatural |
| ancillary | serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N. |