GRE Word List
ORIENTATION
the act or process of orienting or of being oriented
The meaning of the word orientation is the act or process of orienting or of being oriented.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |