GRE Word List
INVIOLABLE
secure from violation or profanation
The meaning of the word inviolable is secure from violation or profanation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| lunar | crescent |