GRE Word List
GRAVITY
seriousness; ADJ. grave
The meaning of the word gravity is seriousness; ADJ. grave.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elusive | evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me. |
| accrue | come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual |
| saline | salty |
| brazen | insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence |
| annul | make void |
| fiasco | total failure; CF. bottle |
| cower | shrink quivering as from fear; cringe |
| feral | (of an animal) not domestic; wild |
| totter | shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall |
| fetter | shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot |