GRE Word List
HAIL
precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
The meaning of the word hail is precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| rotunda | a round building |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |