GRE Word List
RUTHLESS
having no pity : merciless
The meaning of the word ruthless is having no pity : merciless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |