GRE Word List
PESSIMISM
belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic
The meaning of the word pessimism is belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exposure | risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption |
| relent | become less severe; give in(surrender); ADJ. relentless: unyielding; continuously severe |
| prosper | become successful (esp. financially); thrive; grow well; Ex. children prospering under his care |
| affable | easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly |
| integrity | honesty; uprightness; wholeness; state of being whole and undivided; completeness |
| frolic | play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs |
| unscathed | unharmed; Ex. escape the accident unscathed |
| verve | enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor |
| impasse | predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress |
| verbatim | word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly |
