GRE Word List
RAPTURE
an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
The meaning of the word rapture is an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| convention | agreement |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |