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

WordMeaning
palpablecapable of being touched or felt : tangible
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
rampantrearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
tomebook
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
pendulouspoised without visible support