GRE Word List
ORATOR
public speaker
The meaning of the word orator is public speaker.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mesmerize | hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer |
| perverse | purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable; Ex. perverse satisfaction; Ex. Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood; N. perversity |
| infer | deduce; conclude; N. inference |
| sinewy | (of meat) tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone |
| nimble | quick in movement; agile; quick in understanding; Ex. nimble climber/mind |
| ablution | washing |
| accord | agreement |
| bearing | deportment; connection |
| sycophant | servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic |
| atavism | resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic |
