GRE Word List
OBSCURE
dark
The meaning of the word obscure is dark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| sheer | unqualified |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |