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 |
|---|---|
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |