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 |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| oversee | survey |