GRE Word List
GORGE
a narrow passage through land
The meaning of the word gorge is a narrow passage through land.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |