GRE Word List

NOMENCLATURE

name

The meaning of the word nomenclature is name.

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WordMeaning
braidto make from braids
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
ventralof or relating to the belly : abdominal
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
halfheartedlacking heart, spirit, or interest