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 |
|---|---|
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| boor | peasant |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| foppish | foolish |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |