GRE Word List
MEDIUM
element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted
The meaning of the word medium is element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caldron | large kettle |
| diminution | lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish |
| sepulcher | tomb; V: place in a sepulcher; ADJ. sepulchral |
| cryptic | mysterious; hidden; secret |
| circlet | small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration) |
| wheedle | deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax; Ex. wheedle a promise out of her |
| bacchanal | noisy party with a lot of drinking |
| ineffable | unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy |
| surmise | guess; N. |
| representational | showing things as they actually appear in real life |
