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 |
|---|---|
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| inequity | injustice |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |