GRE Word List
SHAVING
the act of one that shaves
The meaning of the word shaving is the act of one that shaves.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |