GRE Word List
HARPING
a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
The meaning of the word harping is a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| resign | relegate |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |