GRE Word List
LAUD
praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise
The meaning of the word laud is praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perspicuity | clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity |
| predispose | give an inclination toward (in advance); make susceptible to; Ex. predispose people to certain cancer; N. predisposition |
| nourish | provide with food necessary for life and growth |
| supposition | assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose |
| extrovert | person interested mostly in external objects and actions |
| unearth | dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal |
| contingent | dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency |
| constraint | restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison |
| palatial | of or suitable for a palace; magnificent |
| capacious | spacious |
