GRE Word List
FRIGID
intensely cold
The meaning of the word frigid is intensely cold.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| 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") |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
