GRE Word List
MUTE
silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound, color, shade of
The meaning of the word mute is silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound, color, shade of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cynical | skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness |
| natal | connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal |
| cohesion | tendency to keep together |
| condone | overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse |
| static | having no motion; unchanging; lacking development; N. stasis: stable state |
| abolish | cancel; put an end to |
| compartment | one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided |
| entity | real being |
| incinerate | burn to ashes |
| pathos | tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings; Ex. pathos that runs through the novel |
