GRE Word List
INDETERMINATE
not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
The meaning of the word indeterminate is not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |