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 |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |