GRE Word List
QUERY
question
The meaning of the word query is question.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |