GRE Word List
MOBILE
movable; not fixed; N. mobility
The meaning of the word mobile is movable; not fixed; N. mobility.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ordain | decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination |
| tutelary | protective; pertaining to a guardianship; Ex. tutelary deities |
| limp | walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak |
| provenance | place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come |
| parchment | writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat |
| rectify | set right; correct; CF. rect-: right |
| chauvinist | blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin |
| flaunt | display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you've got it, flaunt it !'' |
| abortive | unsuccessful; fruitless |
| consequential | self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent |
