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 |
|---|---|
| demean | disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave |
| flowery | full of flowers; full of ornate expressions |
| candor | frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid |
| conformist | person who uncritically conforms to the customs of a group; OP. nonconformist: one who does not conform to accepted beliefs of norms |
| mortify | humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die |
| attest | testify; bear witness |
| indecision | irresolution; inability to make up one's mind |
| deign | condescend; stoop |
| shambles | (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles. |
| crypt | secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church) |