GRE Word List
STEEP
lofty
The meaning of the word steep is lofty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |