GRE Word List
LOOM
appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth
The meaning of the word loom is appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fluke | unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky |
| noncommittal | neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided |
| claustrophobia | fear of being locked in |
| conviction | judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief |
| gruel | thin liquid porridge |
| demur | object (because of doubts, scruples); raise an objection (showing qualms); hesitate; Ex. demur at the idea of working on Sunday |
| capitulate | surrender; give up all resistance |
| utopia | ideal place, state, or society; ADJ. utopian |
| balk | stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate |
| solicitor | lawyer in the lower court of law |
