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 |
|---|---|
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| finished | entirely done |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |