GRE Word List
RABIES
disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)
The meaning of the word rabies is disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| traduce | expose to slander |
| impregnable | invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force; Ex. impregnable fort/argument; CF. take |
| symmetry | arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity; ADJ. symmetrical |
| erratic | odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable |
| emend | correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement |
| diminution | lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish |
| toady | servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; V: be a toady to; fawn |
| implode | burst inward; CF. vaccum tube |
| base | contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron |
| transition | going from one state of action to another |
