GRE Word List
ROTE
the use of memory usually with little intelligence
The meaning of the word rote is the use of memory usually with little intelligence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| fell | skin |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |