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 |
|---|---|
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| categorical | absolute |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |