GRE Word List
HOLOCAUST
a sacrifice (see sacrifice
The meaning of the word holocaust is a sacrifice (see sacrifice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| stringent | tight |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| rider | one that rides |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| cataclysm | flood |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |