GRE Word List
INDICATIVE
suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
The meaning of the word indicative is suggestive; implying; serving to indicate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cynical | skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness |
| dissimulate | pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble |
| prostrate | stretch out full on ground; make prostrate; enervate; Ex. prostrating illness; ADJ: lying face down; having lost all strength |
| dynamic | energetic; vigorously active |
| varnish | paint used to coat a surface with a glossy film; glossy coating produced by using this substance; Ex. nail varnish; V. |
| onerous | burdensome |
| assay | analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore) |
| centripetal | tending toward the center |
| barrister | counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar |
| witticism | witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark) |