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 |
|---|---|
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| trample | tramp |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |