GRE Word List
HORDE
a political subdivision of central Asian nomads
The meaning of the word horde is a political subdivision of central Asian nomads.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |