GRE Word List
REBUS
a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
The meaning of the word rebus is a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| residual | remainder |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |