GRE Word List
INDICES
signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
The meaning of the word indices is signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fulcrum | prop |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |