GRE Word List
INQUISITIVE
given to examination or investigation
The meaning of the word inquisitive is given to examination or investigation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| sober | not intoxicated |