GRE Word List
HAZARD
a source of danger
The meaning of the word hazard is a source of danger.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| skimp | skimpy |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |