GRE Word List
NOMENCLATURE
name
The meaning of the word nomenclature is name.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| duration | continuance in time |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |