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.

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WordMeaning
discourseverbal interchange of ideas
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
interloperone that interlopes: such as
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance
inanimatenot animate:
gibberishunintelligible or meaningless language:
whinnyto neigh especially in a low or gentle way
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself