GRE Word List
LICENSE
permission to act
The meaning of the word license is permission to act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |