GRE Word List

RAMP

a sloping way or plane: such as

The meaning of the word ramp is a sloping way or plane: such as.

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WordMeaning
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
gyroscopea 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
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand