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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |