GRE Word List
INCISIVE
(appreciatively) cutting; sharp; Ex. incisive remarks; V. incise: make a cut into
The meaning of the word incisive is (appreciatively) cutting; sharp; Ex. incisive remarks; V. incise: make a cut into.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disingenuous | not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous |
| torpedo | underwater explosive apparatus; V. |
| asperity | sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter |
| mangle | tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies |
| rigid | hard and unbending; stiff and unyielding; fixed in behavior or views; strict; rigorous; Ex. rigid rule |
| myriad | very large number; ADJ. CF. ten thousand |
| verdigris | green coating or patina on copper which has been exposed to the weather |
| monarchy | government under a single ruler |
| drudgery | hard unpleasant work; menial work |
| turgid | swollen; distended (as from liquid) |
