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 |
|---|---|
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| pummel | pound |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |