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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| shack | hut |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |