GRE Word List
PERDITION
damnation; complete ruin; hell
The meaning of the word perdition is damnation; complete ruin; hell.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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pigment | coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil) |
malefactor | evildoer; criminal |
negligence | neglect; failure to take reasonable care; ADJ. negligent: neglectful; lax; not taking enough care |
coalition | partnership; league; union of separate political parties |
caption | title; chapter heading; text under illustration |
stanch | stop or check flow of blood; Ex. stanch the gushing wound |
epistemologist | philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology |
marginal | of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability |
solicitor | lawyer in the lower court of law |
bourgeois | middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions |