GRE Word List
OMNISCIENT
all-knowing
The meaning of the word omniscient is all-knowing.
Random words
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devoid | empty; lacking |
vilify | slander; speak evil of; N. vilification |
shove | push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N. |
collateral | security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters |
concession | an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire |
emolument | salary; payment for an office; compensation |
except | exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality |
diabolical | diabolic; devilish; fiendish |
plait | braid; interwine; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; Ex. plaited hair; N: braided length as of hair o fabric; CF. pigtail, ponytail |
pharisee | Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person |