GRE Word List
INSIGHTFUL
discerning; perceptive
The meaning of the word insightful is discerning; perceptive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propriety | fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor, proprietary |
| peruse | read through with care; N. perusal |
| cogent | convincing |
| circuit | closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place |
| defeatist | resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism |
| gerontology | study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age |
| maim | mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life |
| acetic | vinegary |
| supercilious | haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium |
| reek | emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke); give off an unpleasant odor; give out smoke; Ex. reeking chimney; N: unpleasant odor; stench |