GRE Word List
MYSTIC
of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism
The meaning of the word mystic is of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| valid | logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective; Ex. valid reasoning/passport |
| constraint | restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison |
| swindler | cheater |
| bureaucracy | overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic |
| mitigate | appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity |
| reverie | daydream; abstracted musing |
| reiterate | repeat |
| obstetrician | physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife |
| goad | urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually |
| bound | leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my opinion; CF. bounce, rebound |