GRE Word List
LEXICON
a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary
The meaning of the word lexicon is a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| paramour | lover |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| retrench | cut down |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |