GRE Word List
QUORUM
a select group
The meaning of the word quorum is a select group.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| fabricate | invent |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |