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 |
|---|---|
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |