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 |
|---|---|
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |