GRE Word List
MUTE
unable to speak : lacking the power of speech
The meaning of the word mute is unable to speak : lacking the power of speech.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |