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 |
|---|---|
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| appease | pacify |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |