GRE Word List
INFRACTION
the act of infringing : violation
The meaning of the word infraction is the act of infringing : violation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |