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
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
dina loud continued noise
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
outstripto go faster or farther than
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social