GRE Word List
REACTIONARY
strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; N. OP. radical
The meaning of the word reactionary is strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; N. OP. radical.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| passive | not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance |
| reaper | one who harvests grain; Ex. the Grim Reaper; V. reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop |
| chaotic | in utter disorder |
| extol | praise very highly; glorify |
| arrogance | pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one's own importance and a lack of respect for other people) |
| earthy | unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal |
| venison | meat of a deer; CF. cow: beef; CF. pig: pork, ham, bacon; CF. calf: veal; CF. sheep: mutton; CF. lamb: lamb |
| torque | twisting force; force producing rotation |
| transcendental | going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism |
| granary | storehouse for grain |
