GRE Word List
MORDANT
biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
The meaning of the word mordant is biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| paramour | lover |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| fleck | streak |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |