GRE Word List
MEDLEY
a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
The meaning of the word medley is a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| overweening | arrogant |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |