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 |
|---|---|
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| harass | exhaust |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |