GRE Word List
LINGUISTIC
of or relating to language or linguistics
The meaning of the word linguistic is of or relating to language or linguistics.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |