GRE Word List
GERRYMANDER
the act or method of gerrymandering
The meaning of the word gerrymander is the act or method of gerrymandering.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| contest | strive |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |