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 |
|---|---|
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |