GRE Word List
SPEECHLESS
unable to speak : dumb
The meaning of the word speechless is unable to speak : dumb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |