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 |
|---|---|
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |