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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
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| diadem | crown |
| quench | put out |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
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| nexus | connection |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |