GRE Word List
GRATIS
without charge or recompense : free
The meaning of the word gratis is without charge or recompense : free.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |