GRE Word List
NOMENCLATURE
name
The meaning of the word nomenclature is name.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |