GRE Word List
NARRATIVE
something that is narrated : story
The meaning of the word narrative is something that is narrated : story.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |