GRE Word List
ORATORIO
dramatic poem set to music; long musical work with singing but without acting; CF. cantata
The meaning of the word oratorio is dramatic poem set to music; long musical work with singing but without acting; CF. cantata.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reciprocal | mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting; Ex. reciprocal trade agreement |
| rebuff | reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N. |
| auroral | pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis |
| diverse | differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity: variety; dissimilitude; lack of resemblance |
| amble | walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly |
| verdant | green; covered with green plants or grass; lush in vegetation; Ex. verdant meadows |
| petrify | turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze |
| coincidence | the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental |
| ruse | trick to deceive; stratagem |
| macerate | soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper |
