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 |
|---|---|
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |