GRE Word List
MOGUL
powerful person; Ex. oil moguls; CF. Mogol, Moghul; CF. Mongolian
The meaning of the word mogul is powerful person; Ex. oil moguls; CF. Mogol, Moghul; CF. Mongolian.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| connubial | pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state |
| reminiscent | suggestive of something (in the past); of reminiscence |
| hypnosis | induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize |
| empathy | ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy |
| insidious | treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot |
| antecede | precede |
| secrete | conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive |
| decry | express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films |
| abbreviate | shorten |
| zephyr | gentle breeze; west wind |
