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 |
|---|---|
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |