GRE Word List
SLEDGE
large sled drawn by work animals
The meaning of the word sledge is large sled drawn by work animals.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dialectical | relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments |
| ingenuous | naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid |
| incentive | spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity |
| humanitarian | one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism |
| environ | enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city) |
| temper | moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling |
| outskirts | fringes; outer borders (as of a city); Ex. outskirts of Boston |
| obtuse | blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding |
| desolate | make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert |
| hindsight | understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened |