GRE Word List
LEASH
a line for leading or restraining an animal
The meaning of the word leash is a line for leading or restraining an animal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |