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 |
|---|---|
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| approbation | commendation |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |