GRE Word List
LAUD
praise
The meaning of the word laud is praise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |