GRE Word List
OBLIQUE
neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
The meaning of the word oblique is neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined.
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trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
rickety | affected with rickets |
funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
prop | something that props or sustains : support |
subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |