GRE Word List
STEEP
lofty
The meaning of the word steep is lofty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| malediction | curse |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |