GRE Word List
INEFFABLE
unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy
The meaning of the word ineffable is unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gourmand | epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink |
| pilfer | steal things of small value; filch; snitch |
| languid | lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless |
| sluggard | lazy person |
| grisly | ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies |
| distant | reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly |
| deluge | flood; rush; V. |
| platonic | purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire |
| troth | pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal; Ex. by my troth |
| tribute | tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to |
