GRE Word List

PINNACLE

an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress

The meaning of the word pinnacle is an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress.

Random words

WordMeaning
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
siftto put through a sieve