GRE Word List
INNUENDO
an oblique allusion : hint
The meaning of the word innuendo is an oblique allusion : hint.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| clime | climate |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| rift | fissure |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |