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 |
|---|---|
| encompass | include |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| crass | gross |