GRE Word List
OBLIVION
the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
The meaning of the word oblivion is the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |