GRE Word List
PLAUDIT
an act or round of applause
The meaning of the word plaudit is an act or round of applause.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| plane | airplane |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |