GRE Word List

PEDANTIC

of, relating to, or being a pedant

The meaning of the word pedantic is of, relating to, or being a pedant.

Random words

WordMeaning
depredationto lay waste : plunder
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
jubilationan act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on