GRE Word List
PRIVY
private
The meaning of the word privy is private.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |