GRE Word List
STUN
make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound
The meaning of the word stun is make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissolution | disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life |
| tawny | brownish yellow |
| tension | stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people |
| excerpt | selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V. |
| missive | letter; written statement; CF. sent |
| matriarch | woman who rules a family or larger social group |
| denomination | religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic |
| winnow | sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind |
| nonentity | person of no importance; nonexistence |
| thrash | beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently; Ex. The fishes thrashed about in the net. |
