GRE Word List
LOOKOUT
act of keeping watch; high place commanding a wide view; person who keeps watch
The meaning of the word lookout is act of keeping watch; high place commanding a wide view; person who keeps watch.
Random words
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quisling | traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling |
outlandish | bizzare; peculiar; unconventional |
induct | place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts |
noisome | foul smelling; very unpleasant; unwholesome |
impede | hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block |
restitution | returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss, damage, or injury |
discriminating | able to see differences; discerning; prejudiced; N. discrimination |
habituate | accustom or familiarize; addict |
volatile | changeable; of a quickly changing nature (as of temper); mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly; Ex. volatile character/situation in the street |
oracular | of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle |