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.

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haphappening
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
degradationthe act or process of degrading
bestialof or relating to beasts
remissionthe act or process of remitting
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous