GRE Word List
PHENOMENA
phenomenon
The meaning of the word phenomena is phenomenon.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |