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 |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |