GRE Word List
PROTOCOL
an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
The meaning of the word protocol is an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |