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 |
|---|---|
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |