GRE Word List
GUILELESS
without deceit
The meaning of the word guileless is without deceit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pastiche | imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists |
| itinerant | wandering; traveling from place to place (to perform work); Ex. itinerant preacher |
| omnipotent | all-powerful; having unlimited power |
| profane | violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things |
| incendiary | arsonist; ADJ: causing fire; of arson; Ex. incendiary bomb |
| condign | adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved |
| homily | sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic |
| tension | stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people |
| pudding | hot sweet dish |
| layman | man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional |
