GRE Word List

LICENSE

permission to act

The meaning of the word license is permission to act.

Random words

WordMeaning
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
pluckto pull or pick off or out
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
notcha V-shaped indentation
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
remunerativeserving to remunerate
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease