GRE Word List
LIBERTINE
a freethinker especially in religious matters
The meaning of the word libertine is a freethinker especially in religious matters.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |