GRE Word List
RATION
fixed portion; V: distribute as rations
The meaning of the word ration is fixed portion; V: distribute as rations.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| presentiment | premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear |
| filing | particle removed by a file |
| momentous | very important; N. moment; CF. momentary |
| extirpate | root up; uproot; destroy completely |
| coddle | treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs |
| awe | solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome |
| waft | move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window |
| perimeter | outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference |
| ideology | system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture |
| antediluvian | antiquated; extremely ancient |
