GRE Word List
GUILELESS
innocent
The meaning of the word guileless is innocent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| collate | to compare critically |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |