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 |
|---|---|
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |