GRE Word List
LABYRINTH
a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
The meaning of the word labyrinth is a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys.
Random words
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convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |