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 |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| onus | burden |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |