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 |
|---|---|
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |