GRE Word List
STRIATED
marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line
The meaning of the word striated is marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propriety | fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor, proprietary |
| antagonism | hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist |
| absolute | complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism |
| avid | greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity |
| petulant | touchy; peevish; ill-tempered |
| propagate | increase in number by producing young; multiply; spread; Ex. Most plants propagate by seed; Ex. newspaper propagating their ideas |
| posthumous | after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death); coming or occurring after one's death; Ex. posthumous fame/novel |
| dissertation | formal essay; treatise |
| elaboration | addition of details; intricacy |
| epistemologist | philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology |
