GRE Word List
PLENARY
complete in every respect : absolute
The meaning of the word plenary is complete in every respect : absolute.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outmoded | not being in style |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |