GRE Word List
RUDDY
having a healthy reddish color
The meaning of the word ruddy is having a healthy reddish color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| 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) |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
