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

WordMeaning
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
defalcatededuct
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
guisea form or style of dress : costume
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
brocadea rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver
groucha fit of bad temper