GRE Word List
HOLOCAUST
destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust
The meaning of the word holocaust is destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equivocate | use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation |
| cavalcade | procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry |
| decrepitude | state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age |
| patrician | noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian |
| machiavellian | crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli, which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power |
| fluke | unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky |
| parry | ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. ธทดยดูดย ฐณณไภฬ พฦดิ |
| laud | praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise |
| murky | dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom |
| bloated | (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air |
