GRE Word List
KNIT
to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
The meaning of the word knit is to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |