GRE Word List
METRICAL
of, relating to, or composed in meter
The meaning of the word metrical is of, relating to, or composed in meter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| edifice | building |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |