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 |
|---|---|
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| dissension | disagreement |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |