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

WordMeaning
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
rebuketo criticize sharply : reprimand
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion