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 |
|---|---|
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |