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
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
macean aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
dauntto lessen the courage of : cow