GRE Word List

PHENOMENA

phenomenon

The meaning of the word phenomena is phenomenon.

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takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
comportto be fitting : accord
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
humilityfreedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections