GRE Word List
RAFFLE
to engage in a raffle
The meaning of the word raffle is to engage in a raffle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |