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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| dominate | rule |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| requite | to make return for : repay |