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 |
|---|---|
| scintilla | spark |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |