GRE Word List

LICENSE

permission to act

The meaning of the word license is permission to act.

Random words

WordMeaning
pompositypompous demeanor, speech, or behavior
unconscionableshockingly unfair or unjust
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
plumea feather of a bird: such as
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property