GRE Word List
PEDANT
scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities
The meaning of the word pedant is scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| forerunner | predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another |
| simile | comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as |
| articulate | effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints |
| crass | very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior |
| quarry | dig into (to get stone); N: mine; รคผฎภๅ |
| vigor | active strength; energy; enthusiasm; ADJ. vigorous |
| aggrandize | make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement |
| fanciful | whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme |
| deciduous | falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth |
| pacifist | one opposed to force; antimilitarist; ADJ. N. pacifism: opposition to war as a means of resolving disputes |
