GRE Word List
RECEPTIVE
quick or willing to receive (ideas, suggestions, etc.); Ex. receptive to the proposal
The meaning of the word receptive is quick or willing to receive (ideas, suggestions, etc.); Ex. receptive to the proposal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assert | state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action); Ex. assert one's independence |
| perspicuous | (of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments |
| truncate | cut the top off; shorten |
| auroral | pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis |
| doom | condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V. |
| anachronism | an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic |
| respiration | breathing; exhalation; ADJ. respiratory |
| sleazy | shabby and dirty; flimsy; insubstantial; Ex. sleazy back-street hotel/fabric |
| machinations | evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate |
| retrieve | recover; put right; find and bring in; regain; Ex. retrieve the situation |