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 |
|---|---|
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |