GRE Word List
LICENSE
permission to act
The meaning of the word license is permission to act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| faculty | ability |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |