GRE Word List
PERSPICUITY
plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
The meaning of the word perspicuity is plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |