GRE Word List
PERSPICUOUS
plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
The meaning of the word perspicuous is plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |