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 |
|---|---|
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |