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 |
|---|---|
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |