GRE Word List
LACERATION
the act of lacerating
The meaning of the word laceration is the act of lacerating.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |