GRE Word List
MAGISTRATE
official with power to administer the law
The meaning of the word magistrate is official with power to administer the law.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenacious | holding fast (as to a belief); persistent |
| resolve | decide; settle; solve; separate; make a determined decision; N. resolution |
| eclipse | darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse |
| predispose | give an inclination toward (in advance); make susceptible to; Ex. predispose people to certain cancer; N. predisposition |
| turbulence | state of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed |
| feign | pretend |
| colloquy | informal discussion; conversation |
| rickety | (of buildings) likely to break or fall apart; of rickets; CF. rickets; CF. vitamin D |
| ford | place where a river can be crossed on foot; V. |
| moodiness | fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: state of mind or emotion |
