GRE Word List
OBSOLETE
outmoded; no longer used
The meaning of the word obsolete is outmoded; no longer used.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nurture | nourish; feed; educate; rear; care for while it is growing or developing; foster; cultivate; N: something that nourishes; rearing |
| canter | slow gallop; V. CF. trot |
| hostility | unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile |
| aplomb | poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence |
| bivouac | temporary encampment; camp without tents; V. |
| decrepitude | state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age |
| nominal | in name only; of a name; trifling; (of a sum of money) very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint |
| dart | move or throw suddenly and quickly |
| defoliate | destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant |
| evenhanded | impartial; fair |
