GRE Word List

NOMENCLATURE

name

The meaning of the word nomenclature is name.

Random words

WordMeaning
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
reconnaissancea preliminary survey to gain information
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
veerto change direction or course
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity