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 |
|---|---|
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |