GRE Word List
NOMADIC
of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
The meaning of the word nomadic is of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| 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 |