GRE Word List
KNELL
a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
The meaning of the word knell is a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| nib | bill |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| mendicant | beggar |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |