GRE Word List
LANCE
pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon
The meaning of the word lance is pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flora | plants of a region or era |
| crotchety | (of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion |
| pendant | hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.) |
| ribald | marked by vulgar lewd humor; wanton; profane; N. ribaldry: ribald language or joke |
| matrimony | state of being married |
| runic | mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm |
| languid | lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless |
| abash | embarrass |
| luminary | celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body) |
| fabricate | build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society |
