GRE Word List
RIVETING
having the power to fix the attention : engrossing
The meaning of the word riveting is having the power to fix the attention : engrossing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| rotunda | a round building |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
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| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| hap | happening |