GRE Word List
FROCK
long loose garment (worn by monks)
The meaning of the word frock is long loose garment (worn by monks).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taint | contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. tainted reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch |
| flush | redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; Ex. flush of pride; ADJ: having surfaces in the same plane; even; blushing |
| bout | match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu |
| crescendo | increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent |
| panache | flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with great panache; CF. Ʒ õ ؾ |
| mortar | vessel in which substances are crushed with a pestle |
| mincing | affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stage; CF. mincemeat; CF. mincer |
| kernel | central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn) |
| dogged | determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean |
| insomnia | wakefulness; inability to sleep |
