GRE Word List
RACONTEUR
story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill
The meaning of the word raconteur is story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wrinkle | small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V. |
| quixotic | idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote |
| mock | ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision |
| paradox | something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| bullion | gold and silver in the form of bars |
| amenities | convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies |
| mundane | worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world |
| extrapolation | projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information |
| defile | pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains |
| embroil | throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio |
