GRE Word List
PIVOTAL
of a pivot; central; critical; crucial
The meaning of the word pivotal is of a pivot; central; critical; crucial.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ornate | excessively or elaborately decorated |
| barb | sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark |
| trilogy | group of three related works (connected by a shared subject but each complete in itself) |
| premise | assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based |
| commiserate | feel or express pity or sympathy for |
| clavicle | collarbone |
| clamor | loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous |
| anchor | secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage |
| eventual | happening at last as a result; Ex. eventual victory |
| virulent | (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous; (of a feeling) hostile; bitter; N. virulence; CF. virus; CF. venom |
