GRE Word List
MYRIAD
ten thousand
The meaning of the word myriad is ten thousand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| modish | fashionable |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |