GRE Word List
INCANDESCENT
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated; Ex. incandescent light bulb; CF. candle
The meaning of the word incandescent is strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated; Ex. incandescent light bulb; CF. candle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jumble | mix in a confused way |
| significant | expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant |
| quandary | dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go. |
| trough | long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.); long narrow depression as between waves |
| synoptic | providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis |
| begrudge | envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success. |
| retard | delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development |
| optimist | person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism |
| sterile | incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize |
| stanza | division of a poem (composed of two or more lines) |
