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 |
|---|---|
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| verge | brink |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| dour | stern |
| phenomena | phenomenon |