GRE Word List
INSENSATE
lacking sense or understanding
The meaning of the word insensate is lacking sense or understanding.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| quarry | game |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |