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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stilted | pompous |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |