GRE Word List
OBELISK
an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
The meaning of the word obelisk is an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| bauble | trinket |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |