GRE Word List
RATION
a food allowance for one day
The meaning of the word ration is a food allowance for one day.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |