GRE Word List
OBLIVIOUS
lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
The meaning of the word oblivious is lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| demise | death |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |