GRE Word List
LUNAR
crescent
The meaning of the word lunar is crescent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |