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 |
|---|---|
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| skimp | skimpy |
| finished | entirely done |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |