GRE Word List
PLATONIC
purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire
The meaning of the word platonic is purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| annihilate | destroy |
| flowery | full of flowers; full of ornate expressions |
| detached | emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment |
| disfigure | mar the appearance of; spoil |
| convert | one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief |
| rakish | jaunty; stylish; sporty; morally corrupt; dissolute; Ex. He wore his hat at a rakish and jaunty angle. |
| lexicographer | compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary |
| maraud | move in search of plunder; Ex. marauding army |
| warranted | justified; authorized |
| fraught | filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight |
