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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |