GRE Word List

IOTA

an infinitesimal amount : jot

The meaning of the word iota is an infinitesimal amount : jot.

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relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
sleightdeceitful craftiness
computeto determine especially by mathematical means
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
descryto catch sight of