GRE Word List

LARGESS

liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior

The meaning of the word largess is liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior.

Random words

WordMeaning
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
agilitythe quality or state of being agile : nimbleness
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another