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 |
|---|---|
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| quench | put out |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |