GRE Word List
QUERY
inquiry; question; V.
The meaning of the word query is inquiry; question; V..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stratagem | deceptive scheme; clever trick |
| pry | inquire impertinently (someone else's private affairs); use leverage to raise or open something; prize; N. pries: tool for prying |
| firebrand | piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble |
| denouement | final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained |
| taxonomist | specialist in classifying (animals, etc.); CF. taxonomy: science of classification |
| static | having no motion; unchanging; lacking development; N. stasis: stable state |
| nugatory | worthless; futile |
| navigable | (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered |
| seasonal | of a particular season; Ex. seasonal rise in employment |
| hypochondriac | person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen |