GRE Word List

GORGE

a narrow passage through land

The meaning of the word gorge is a narrow passage through land.

Random words

WordMeaning
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
inclinedhaving inclination, disposition, or tendency
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
nebulaany of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
appellationan identifying name or title : designation
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces