GRE Word List
GAMBIT
a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position
The meaning of the word gambit is a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| retribution | recompense |