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 |
|---|---|
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |