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 |
|---|---|
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| querulous | habitually complaining |