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 |
|---|---|
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |