GRE Word List
SCHOLARLY
of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
The meaning of the word scholarly is of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| lax | loose |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |