GRE Word List
OBLIQUE
neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
The meaning of the word oblique is neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |