GRE Word List
GAZETTE
official periodical publication; newspaper
The meaning of the word gazette is official periodical publication; newspaper.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| billowing | swelling out in waves; surging |
| archaic | antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the past; N. |
| scrutinize | examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny |
| precinct | division of a city for election or police purposes; precincts: space that surrounds a building; Ex. precincts of the college |
| monochromatic | having only one color |
| defection | desertion |
| significant | expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant |
| tenant | one that pays rent to use property owned by another |
| downcast | disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward |
| conflagration | great fire |
