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
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
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actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
overblownpast the prime of bloom
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
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