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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |