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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
