GRE Word List
LICENSE
permission to act
The meaning of the word license is permission to act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |