GRE Word List
LICENSE
permission to act
The meaning of the word license is permission to act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| sidetrack | siding |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |