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 |
|---|---|
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |