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 |
|---|---|
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |