GRE Word List
SERENITY
the quality or state of being serene
The meaning of the word serenity is the quality or state of being serene.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |