GRE Word List
NIHILIST
a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
The meaning of the word nihilist is a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| mortician | undertaker |