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 |
|---|---|
| verge | brink |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| stilted | pompous |