GRE Word List
PARQUET
floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter; CF. strip: long narrow piece
The meaning of the word parquet is floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter; CF. strip: long narrow piece.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ignoble | unworthy; not noble; dishonorable; Ex. ignoble deed |
| bar | railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; Ex. prisoner at the bar; V: shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; CF. barrister |
| floe | flat mass of floating ice |
| satellite | small body revolving around a larger one |
| capsize | (of a boat) turn over |
| reticent | inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence |
| layman | man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional |
| fancier | breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal |
| inestimable | impossible to estimate; (apprec) invaluable; of immeasurable worth |
| cistern | reservoir or water tank |