GRE Word List

LICENSE

permission to act

The meaning of the word license is permission to act.

Random words

WordMeaning
specka small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
fallibleliable to be erroneous
groucha fit of bad temper
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
nexusconnection
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets