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 |
|---|---|
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| invalid | not valid: |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |