GRE Word List

LOOKOUT

one engaged in keeping watch : watchman

The meaning of the word lookout is one engaged in keeping watch : watchman.

Random words

WordMeaning
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
subsistencereal being : existence
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination