GRE Word List
LACERATION
the act of lacerating
The meaning of the word laceration is the act of lacerating.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |