GRE Word List
RIGHTFUL
legally correct; Ex. rightful owner
The meaning of the word rightful is legally correct; Ex. rightful owner.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | attractive; CF. preoccupying ? |
| stereotype | one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice; Ex. stereotype of the happy slave; V: make a stereotype of; represent by a stereotype; Ex. It is wrong to stereotype people; Ex. stereotyped answer |
| boorish | rude; insensitive |
| whittle | pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim |
| fulcrum | support on which a lever rests or pivots |
| bivouac | temporary encampment; camp without tents; V. |
| draft | first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript |
| dynamo | generator for producing electricity; energetic person |
| tribute | tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to |
| derivation | deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word |
