GRE Word List
PHENOMENA
phenomenon
The meaning of the word phenomena is phenomenon.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superannuated | outmoded |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |