GRE Word List
LICENSE
permission to act
The meaning of the word license is permission to act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |