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 |
|---|---|
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| passe | past one's prime |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |