GRE Word List
REPARATION
a repairing or keeping in repair
The meaning of the word reparation is a repairing or keeping in repair.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |