GRE Word List
SPORTIVE
frolicsome
The meaning of the word sportive is frolicsome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |