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 |
|---|---|
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |