GRE Word List
IDLE
not occupied or employed: such as
The meaning of the word idle is not occupied or employed: such as.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| distort | to twist (see twist |