GRE Word List
PROFOUND
having intellectual depth and insight
The meaning of the word profound is having intellectual depth and insight.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| convention | agreement |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |