GRE Word List
PEER
one that is of equal standing with another : equal
The meaning of the word peer is one that is of equal standing with another : equal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |