GRE Word List
RAFFLE
lottery; V: award as a prize in a raffle; Ex. raffle off a new car
The meaning of the word raffle is lottery; V: award as a prize in a raffle; Ex. raffle off a new car.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delusion | false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that |
| cant | insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people |
| scintillate | sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation |
| enormity | hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous |
| orator | public speaker |
| tangential | only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent |
| nether | lower; Ex. nether garments/regions |
| inimitable | matchless; not able to be imitated |
| malcontent | person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented |
| slick | make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib |
