GRE Word List
LICENSE
permission to act
The meaning of the word license is permission to act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| diadem | crown |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |