GRE Word List
PEERLESS
matchless
The meaning of the word peerless is matchless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| welter | writhe |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |