GRE Word List
INGRAINED
deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice
The meaning of the word ingrained is deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| squash | crush; quash; suppress |
| confidence | self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I'm telling you this in confidence; Ex. exchange confidences about their boyfriends; ADJ. confident |
| posture | assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude |
| catholic | (of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes |
| disputatious | argumentative; fond of argument |
| cynosure | object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor |
| marred | damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure |
| oscillate | vibrate pendulumlike; waver |
| myopic | nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia |
| subtlety | perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning |
