GRE Word List
REACTIONARY
relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
The meaning of the word reactionary is relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| viand | an item of food |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |