GRE Word List
RIVETING
holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing
The meaning of the word riveting is holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| edify | instruct; correct morally |
| vampire | ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living |
| repercussion | rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion |
| halcyon | calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days |
| ossify | change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas |
| invert | turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of |
| leeway | room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline |
| grotto | small cavern |
| grandeur | impressiveness; stateliness; majesty |
| philanthropist | lover of mankind; doer of good; N. philanthropy |
