GRE Word List
LANCE
a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
The meaning of the word lance is a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| hubbub | noise |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |