GRE Word List
PISCATORIAL
pertaining to fishing; CF. Pisces
The meaning of the word piscatorial is pertaining to fishing; CF. Pisces.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tickle | touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please |
| doctrinaire | unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties |
| criteria | standards used in judging; CF. criterion |
| confine | shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement |
| prescience | ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient |
| rationale | fundamental reason or principle (on which a system or principle is based); fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action |
| anarchy | absence of governing body; state of disorder |
| obstreperous | boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable |
| upbraid | reprimand; severely scold |
| buxom | full-bosomed; plump; jolly |
