GRE Word List
RAG
a waste piece of cloth
The meaning of the word rag is a waste piece of cloth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |