GRE Word List
RECIPROCAL
mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting; Ex. reciprocal trade agreement
The meaning of the word reciprocal is mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting; Ex. reciprocal trade agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fundamental | basic; primary; essential |
| virulent | (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous; (of a feeling) hostile; bitter; N. virulence; CF. virus; CF. venom |
| shudder | shake uncontrollably; tremble; V. |
| compatible | harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together |
| loom | appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth |
| scuttle | sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull; scrap; discard; N: small hatch in a ship's deck or hull |
| materialism | preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters) |
| brunt | main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument |
| reverie | daydream; abstracted musing |
| rebate | return of part of a payment; discount; V. |