GRE Word List
GENERALITY
the quality or state of being general
The meaning of the word generality is the quality or state of being general.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |