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 |
|---|---|
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| impuissance | weakness |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |