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 |
|---|---|
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |