GRE Word List
LILLIPUTIAN
extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels
The meaning of the word lilliputian is extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contention | assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition |
| withdrawn | introverted; retiring; remote |
| brandish | wave around (a weapon); flourish |
| deliberate | consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow |
| obsolete | outmoded; no longer used |
| veracious | (of a person) truthful |
| igneous | produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks) formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite |
| respite | time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve |
| shambles | (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles. |
| harangue | long, passionate, and vehement speech; V. |
