GRE Word List
NECROMANCY
conjuration (see conjure
The meaning of the word necromancy is conjuration (see conjure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |