GRE Word List
RABBLE
mob; noisy crowd
The meaning of the word rabble is mob; noisy crowd.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| asperity | sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter |
| philistine | narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete |
| simplistic | oversimplified |
| acrimonious | stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior |
| reprisal | retaliation |
| skinflint | miser; stingy person |
| sojourn | temporary stay; V: stay for a time |
| casualty | serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle |
| destitute | extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience |
| draw | choosing of a lot or card |
