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 |
|---|---|
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| colloquy | conversation |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |