GRE Word List
PHENOMENA
phenomenon
The meaning of the word phenomena is phenomenon.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| finished | entirely done |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| fluke | flatfish |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |