GRE Word List
INQUISITOR
questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition
The meaning of the word inquisitor is questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| touchy | oversensitive; easily offended; irasible; delicate; needing delicate handling; Ex. touchy situation |
| deviate | turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism |
| glimmer | shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope |
| categorical | without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute |
| anarchy | absence of governing body; state of disorder |
| quail | cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart |
| torque | twisting force; force producing rotation |
| malaise | uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease) |
| authenticate | prove genuine |
| ghastly | horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast |
