GRE Word List
MULTILINGUAL
having many languages; fluent in several languages
The meaning of the word multilingual is having many languages; fluent in several languages.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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mountebank | charlatan; boastful pretender |
fundamental | basic; primary; essential |
resentment | indignation; bitterness; displeasure; V. resent: feel anger about |
paste | smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive); V: cause to adhere by applying paste |
mnemonic | pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid |
circumlocution | indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly) |
occlude | shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery. |
amok | in a state of rage; Ex. run amok |
crass | very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior |
apoplexy | stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain |