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 |
|---|---|
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |