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 |
|---|---|
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| provenance | origin |
| render | to melt down |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| alleviate | relieve |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |