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 |
|---|---|
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| hallowed | holy |