GRE Word List
METTLE
courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome
The meaning of the word mettle is courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fete | honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast |
| terminal | part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal; Ex. terminal cancer |
| lunatic | insane; Ex. lunatic asylum |
| lance | pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon |
| vernacular | living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style; Ex. lapse into the vernacular |
| odoriferous | giving off an odor |
| solecism | nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette |
| academic | related to a school; not practical or directly useful |
| deluge | flood; rush; V. |
| dearth | scarcity |
