GRE Word List
OBLIVION
obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness
The meaning of the word oblivion is obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yield | amount produced; crop; income on investment; profit obtained from an investment; V: produce; give in; surrender |
| entree | entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle |
| raze | destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground |
| bout | match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu |
| amorphous | formless; lacking shape or definition |
| acknowledge | recognize; admit |
| dispel | scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
| raiment | clothing; garments; Ex. I have no raiment fit to wear. |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| induct | place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts |