GRE Word List
LINGUISTIC
pertaining to language
The meaning of the word linguistic is pertaining to language.
Random words
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connoisseur | person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art |
conception | beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception |
respiration | breathing; exhalation; ADJ. respiratory |
incorporeal | without a material body; insubstantial |
suspense | state of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty |
obnoxious | offensive; disagreeable; Ex. obnoxious smell |
quail | cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart |
despise | look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible |
sybarite | lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy |
inscrutable | difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious |