GRE Word List
RESOLUTION
the act or process of resolving: such as
The meaning of the word resolution is the act or process of resolving: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |