GRE Word List
LICENSE
permission to act
The meaning of the word license is permission to act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |