GRE Word List
PENDANT
something suspended: such as
The meaning of the word pendant is something suspended: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |