GRE Word List
NAIVETE
a naive remark or action
The meaning of the word naivete is a naive remark or action.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |