GRE Word List
INORDINATE
beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive; Ex. inordinate demands
The meaning of the word inordinate is beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive; Ex. inordinate demands.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dislodge | remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge |
| euphony | sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious |
| shrivel | make or become shrunken and wrinkled (often by drying) |
| chauvinist | blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin |
| cornucopia | horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty |
| ruffian | violent scoundrel; bully |
| automaton | mechanism that imitates actions of humans; machine that works by itself |
| capsize | (of a boat) turn over |
| untenable | (of a position, esp. in an argument) indefensible; not able to be maintained |
| enumerate | list; mention one by one |
