GRE Word List
MULTIPLICITY
the quality or state of being multiple or various
The meaning of the word multiplicity is the quality or state of being multiple or various.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |