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 |
|---|---|
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |