GRE Word List
ROTUNDA
a round building
The meaning of the word rotunda is a round building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |