GRE Word List
GOAD
to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
The meaning of the word goad is to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| lunar | crescent |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| sidetrack | siding |
