GRE Word List
PREROGATIVE
privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before
The meaning of the word prerogative is privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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unctuous | oily; bland; insincerely suave |
magnitude | greatness (in size or extent); extent |
inordinate | beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive; Ex. inordinate demands |
unmitigated | (of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster |
remunerative | (of work) compensating; rewarding; profitable; well-paid; V. remunerate: reward; pay (someone) for work or trouble |
pandemonium | wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost |
nauseate | cause to become sick; fill with disgust; fill nausea |
venial | (of a fault or sin) forgivable; trivial |
deviate | turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism |
suspense | state of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty |