GRE Word List
JARGON
language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk
The meaning of the word jargon is language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| limber | flexible; supple; pliable; V. |
| harbinger | forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come) |
| generality | vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people |
| unravel | disentangle; solve |
| chorus | phrase repeated throughout a song or poem |
| paleontology | study of prehistoric life or fossils; CF. paleo-: ancient or prehistoric; Ex. paleography: study of ancient written documents |
| satellite | small body revolving around a larger one |
| touchstone | stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard |
| doggerel | poor verse |
| invidious | designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison |