GRE Word List
KEN
the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
The meaning of the word ken is the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |