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 |
|---|---|
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |