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
smeara viscous or sticky substance
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
holstera leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
coalesceto grow together
plumbera dealer or worker in lead
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
groovea long narrow channel or depression
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning