GRE Word List
GRATUITOUS
not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
The meaning of the word gratuitous is not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| lax | loose |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
