GRE Word List
HOLOCAUST
a sacrifice (see sacrifice
The meaning of the word holocaust is a sacrifice (see sacrifice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |