GRE Word List
GROTTO
small cavern
The meaning of the word grotto is small cavern.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clapper | striker (tongue) of a bell |
| nadir | lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith |
| scheme | systematic plan; plot; clever dishonest plan; orderly arrangement of elements; Ex. health insurance scheme; Ex. a scheme to escape taxes; Ex. a color scheme; Ex. a story with no scheme; V: contrive a scheme |
| blandishment | flattery |
| constraint | restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison |
| spendthrift | someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth |
| bombast | grandiloquent, pompous speech |
| cognitive | having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing |
| throttle | strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle; N: valve that regulates the flow; CF. throat ? |
| persevere | continue steadily in spite of difficulties |