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 |
|---|---|
| misadventure | misfortune |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |