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 |
|---|---|
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| impuissance | weakness |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |