GRE Word List
HOLOCAUST
a sacrifice (see sacrifice
The meaning of the word holocaust is a sacrifice (see sacrifice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |