GRE Word List
REINSTATE
restore to a previous condition or position
The meaning of the word reinstate is restore to a previous condition or position.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly) |
| tenuous | thin; slim; rare |
| junta | group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force) |
| pugilist | boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing |
| theoretical | based on theory; not practical or applied; hypothetical |
| comestible | something fit to be eaten |
| badger | pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal |
| windfall | fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event |
| sylvan | pertaining to the woods or the country |
| foible | small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble |