GRE Word List
TAKEOFF
burlesque; act of leaving the ground
The meaning of the word takeoff is burlesque; act of leaving the ground.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sustenance | sustaining; means of livelihood, support, food, nourishment; something that maintains life; food |
| theocracy | government run by religious leaders |
| atheistic | denying the existence of God; N. atheism |
| comprehend | include; understand |
| nostrum | questionable medicine; quack medicine; CF. our (remedy) |
| hew | cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N. |
| truism | self-evident truth |
| lancet | small surgical tool for making incisions |
| obnoxious | offensive; disagreeable; Ex. obnoxious smell |
| sheer | pure; thin and transparent; very steep |
