GRE Word List

NOMENCLATURE

name

The meaning of the word nomenclature is name.

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WordMeaning
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
briskkeenly alert : lively
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
capriciousgoverned or characterized by caprice : impulsive