GRE Word List
NIRVANA
the final beatitude (see beatitude
The meaning of the word nirvana is the final beatitude (see beatitude.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |