GRE Word List
PESTILENTIAL
causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
The meaning of the word pestilential is causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |