GRE Word List
PARAPHERNALIA
equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's property exclusive of her dowry
The meaning of the word paraphernalia is equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's property exclusive of her dowry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appropriate | acquire; take possession of for one's own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. misappropriate |
| simile | comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as |
| recuperate | recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses |
| presentiment | premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear |
| portly | stout; corpulent |
| machiavellian | crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli, which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power |
| intrude | put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in |
| aria | operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio |
| epilogue | short speech at conclusion of dramatic work |
| cornice | projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars); ó¸¶ Àå½Ä |