GRE Word List
HERALD
messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher
The meaning of the word herald is messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| convention | social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement |
| balm | something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees |
| ulterior | intentionally hidden; beyond what is evident; situated beyond; unstated and often questionable; Ex. ulterior motive |
| distinction | honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction |
| guileless | without deceit |
| languor | lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression |
| temporal | of time; not lasting forever; limited by time; temporary; secular; worldly |
| epistemologist | philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology |
| dignitary | person of high rank or position |
| distraught | upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry |
