GRE Word List
RIDER
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
The meaning of the word rider is amendment or clause added to a legislative bill.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gerontocracy | government ruled by old people |
| snip | short quick cut with scissors; V: cut with scissors |
| fulcrum | support on which a lever rests or pivots |
| tenacious | holding fast (as to a belief); persistent |
| inestimable | impossible to estimate; (apprec) invaluable; of immeasurable worth |
| commemorate | honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war |
| beneficent | kindly; doing good |
| palatial | of or suitable for a palace; magnificent |
| virile | manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength |
| loquacious | talkative; N. loquacity |
