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 |
|---|---|
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| recast | to cast again |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |