GRE Word List
PLANE
carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat
The meaning of the word plane is carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amnesty | pardon (allowed by government to political criminals) |
| concession | an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire |
| authoritative | having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive |
| generate | cause; produce; create |
| solicitous | anxious; worried; concerned; eager; Ex. solicitous to do something; N. solicitude |
| demolition | destruction; V. demolish |
| monotheism | belief in one God |
| guffaw | boisterous laughter; V. |
| beneficiary | person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will |
| hierarchy | arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority |
