GRE Word List
MACULATED
spotted; stained; CF. immaculate
The meaning of the word maculated is spotted; stained; CF. immaculate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bandy | discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with |
| astute | wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage |
| spendthrift | someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth |
| tramp | walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking |
| humble | of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others |
| haphazard | random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town |
| ambivalence | the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions |
| corpulent | very fat; N. corpulence |
| shear | remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors |
| catharsis | purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art |
