GRE Word List
SNIP
a small piece that is snipped off
The meaning of the word snip is a small piece that is snipped off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| quarry | game |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |