GRE Word List
LOT
an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
The meaning of the word lot is an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
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