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 |
|---|---|
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| pilfer | steal |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| dint | force |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |