GRE Word List
JARGON
the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
The meaning of the word jargon is the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| trappings | outward signs |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |