GRE Word List
STULTIFY
make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression
The meaning of the word stultify is make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waive | give up temporarily; yield; N. waiver: waiving a right or claim; document that waives a right or claim |
| tendentious | promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to further a cause; Ex. tendentious rather than truth-seeking; CF. tend: move in a certain direction |
| predispose | give an inclination toward (in advance); make susceptible to; Ex. predispose people to certain cancer; N. predisposition |
| epitome | perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody |
| nocturnal | done or active at night; Ex. nocturnal animals/raids; CF. nocturne |
| repercussion | rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion |
| peregrination | journey; V. peregrinate |
| outgoing | sociable; eager to mix socially with others |
| tremulous | trembling; wavering |
| hypochondriac | person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen |
