GRE Word List
INTROSPECTIVE
looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination
The meaning of the word introspective is looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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incarnate | endowed with flesh; invested with bodily form; personified; Ex. devil incarnate; V: give bodily form to; embody |
infantile | childish; infantlike |
authoritarian | subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father |
fresco | painting on wet plaster (usually fresh) |
robust | strong; vigorous |
pyromaniac | person with an insane desire to set things on fire |
reciprocate | do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move backwards and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two groups; Ex. reciprocity in trading rights |
smolder | smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger |
transition | going from one state of action to another |
balk | stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate |