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 |
|---|---|
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| savant | a person of learning |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |