GRE Word List
OBSOLETE
no longer in use or no longer useful
The meaning of the word obsolete is no longer in use or no longer useful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |