GRE Word List
PEREGRINATION
to travel especially on foot : walk
The meaning of the word peregrination is to travel especially on foot : walk.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| malediction | curse |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| magnitude | great size or extent |