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 |
|---|---|
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |