GRE Word List
LUNAR
crescent
The meaning of the word lunar is crescent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| lugubrious | mournful |