GRE Word List
QUORUM
a select group
The meaning of the word quorum is a select group.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |