GRE Word List
SLEDGE
sledgehammer
The meaning of the word sledge is sledgehammer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |