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 |
|---|---|
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| warranted | sanction |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |