GRE Word List
RACONTEUR
a person who excels in telling anecdotes
The meaning of the word raconteur is a person who excels in telling anecdotes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| feint | something feigned |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| ancillary | subordinate |