GRE Word List
NONDESCRIPT
undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd
The meaning of the word nondescript is undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressing sorrow; mournful; Ex. plaintive song |
| avuncular | of or like an uncle |
| foul | very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul |
| aspire | seek to attain (position or status); long for; Ex. aspire to become president; Ex. aspire to/after the leadership |
| thrash | beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently; Ex. The fishes thrashed about in the net. |
| apotheosis | elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something |
| obsequy | funeral ceremony |
| promontory | headland |
| vision | eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination; experience of seeing the supernatural |
| rationale | fundamental reason or principle (on which a system or principle is based); fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action |
