GRE Word List
PITHY
consisting of or abounding in pith
The meaning of the word pithy is consisting of or abounding in pith.
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Word | Meaning |
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ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
retribution | recompense |
unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
approbation | commendation |
syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
degradation | the act or process of degrading |