GRE Word List
ROTUND
(of a person) fat and round
The meaning of the word rotund is (of a person) fat and round.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expedient | suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient |
| statutory | created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute; Ex. statutory age limit |
| sibylline | prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world) |
| convoluted | coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain |
| grandiloquent | (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic |
| valedictory | pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address (esp. at graduation exercises) |
| corpus | collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse |
| hoary | white with age |
| kernel | central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn) |
| hortatory | encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort |