GRE Word List
ORACULAR
resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
The meaning of the word oracular is resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |