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 |
|---|---|
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| warrant | sanction |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |