GRE Word List
INQUISITOR
one who inquires or makes inquisition
The meaning of the word inquisitor is one who inquires or makes inquisition.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |