GRE Word List
MITE
very small object or insect-like creature; small coin
The meaning of the word mite is very small object or insect-like creature; small coin.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abeyance | suspended action |
| rousing | lively; inducing excitement; stirring; V. rouse: waken; arouse from sleep or depression; excite; stir up |
| foreboding | premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant) |
| precept | practical rule guiding conduct; Ex. mother's precept |
| hostage | person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands |
| swipe | hit with a sweeping motion; N. |
| kinetic | producing motion; of motion |
| exculpate | clear from blame or guilt |
| snivel | complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me. |
| resignation | patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; ADJ. resigned: acquiescent |
