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 |
|---|---|
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| dart | a light spear |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |