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
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grunt | utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N. |
postmortem | autopsy; ADJ: occurring after death; of a postmortem |
soar | rise or fly high in the air; Ex. The rocket soared into the sky. |
dilute | make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president |
regent | a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent |
savant | scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know |
pathological | pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease |
pejorative | (of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value; negative in connotation; having a belittling effect; Ex. Many women now considers ``housewife'' a pejorative expression, because it patronized them. |
lookout | act of keeping watch; high place commanding a wide view; person who keeps watch |
humanitarian | one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism |