GRE Word List
GRUEL
a thin porridge
The meaning of the word gruel is a thin porridge.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
paltry | inferior |