GRE Word List
ROCOCO
rococo work or style
The meaning of the word rococo is rococo work or style.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| alleviate | relieve |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |