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 |
|---|---|
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| mulct | fine |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |