GRE Word List
MORTICIAN
undertaker; CF. death
The meaning of the word mortician is undertaker; CF. death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cavalier | casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight |
| urge | drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action |
| barrage | barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism |
| bid | command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom |
| centigrade | denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius) |
| impeach | charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility |
| carnage | destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals |
| lethal | deadly |
| figurative | not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech |
| flush | redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; Ex. flush of pride; ADJ: having surfaces in the same plane; even; blushing |
