GRE Word List
NOMINAL
of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction
The meaning of the word nominal is of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| mischance | bad luck |