GRE Word List
PALATIAL
of or suitable for a palace; magnificent
The meaning of the word palatial is of or suitable for a palace; magnificent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compress | force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc. |
| sylvan | pertaining to the woods or the country |
| niggle | spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault; Ex. niggle over details; ADJ. niggling |
| misanthrope | one who hates mankind; misanthropist |
| tacit | understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement |
| start | move suddenly or involuntarily; Ex. start at the sight of a snake |
| vulgar | of the common people; deficient in refinement; not refined; coarse; Ex. vulgar display of wealth; N. vulgarism: vulgarity; crudely indecent word; CF. vulgarian: vulgar person; boor; lout |
| conscientious | scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker |
| philistine | narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete |
| punctilious | minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail |
