GRE Word List
INORDINATE
exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
The meaning of the word inordinate is exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |