GRE Word List
HETERODOX
contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
The meaning of the word heterodox is contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |