GRE Word List
SPONTANEITY
the quality or state of being spontaneous
The meaning of the word spontaneity is the quality or state of being spontaneous.
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|---|---|
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |