GRE Word List
QUIVER
a case for carrying or holding arrows
The meaning of the word quiver is a case for carrying or holding arrows.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |