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 |
|---|---|
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |