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 |
|---|---|
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| recast | to cast again |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |