GRE Word List
LOFTY
elevated in character and spirit : noble
The meaning of the word lofty is elevated in character and spirit : noble.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| amend | to put right |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |