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 |
|---|---|
| desultory | aimless; haphazard; digressing at random |
| fluency | smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent |
| squelch | produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash; CF. 진흙을 위에서 밟을 때 |
| transcribe | copy; write a copy of; N. transcription |
| derivative | unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N. |
| cite | quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official record |
| denouement | final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained |
| contingent | dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency |
| seep | pass slowly through small openings; ooze; trickle; N. seepage |
| smother | kill from lack of air; suppress; cover thickly; Ex. smothered in little stickers |