GRE Word List
INANIMATE
not animate:
The meaning of the word inanimate is not animate:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |