GRE Word List
REALM
kingdom; field or sphere; Ex. not within the realms of possibility
The meaning of the word realm is kingdom; field or sphere; Ex. not within the realms of possibility.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| weird | eerie; strange; unnatural |
| corporeal | bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible |
| martial | warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law |
| exchequer | treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer |
| quixotic | idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote |
| infernal | pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction |
| oracular | of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle |
| purported | alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored; Ex. purported Satanists |
| equable | tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform |
| trivia | trifles; unimportant matters |
