GRE Word List
QUALMS
uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience; Ex. I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen.
The meaning of the word qualms is uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience; Ex. I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dull | (of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V. |
| mandate | order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory |
| scaffold | temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution |
| labile | likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability |
| affinity | feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages |
| luster | shine; gloss (of a polished surface) |
| grandiloquent | (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic |
| reconnaissance | survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering; V. reconnoiter: make a preliminary inspection of (esp. to gather military information) |
| entrepreneur | businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial |
| gaudy | flashy; showy |
