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 |
|---|---|
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |