GRE Word List
SUBLIMINAL
below the threshold of conscious perception; Ex. subliminal advertisement
The meaning of the word subliminal is below the threshold of conscious perception; Ex. subliminal advertisement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| droop | bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N. |
| matinee | dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon |
| refurbish | renovate; make clean, bright, or fresh (make new) again; make bright by polishing; Ex. refurbish an old theater; CF. furbish: polish |
| overt | open to view; public; not secret; CF. covert |
| condescend | (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior |
| supposititious | assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical |
| warrant | justification; written order that serves as authorization (esp. a judicial writ); Ex. search/death warrant; V: justify; guarantee |
| rag | scrap of cloth; ADJ. ragged: old and torn; seeming unfinished and imperfect; Ex. ragged debut/performance |
| paucity | scarcity; dearth |
| nomadic | wandering; N. nomad: tribe who migrates from place to place |
