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 |
|---|---|
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |