GRE Word List
INCISIVE
impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
The meaning of the word incisive is impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| sleek | slick |
| broach | brooch |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |