GRE Word List
TAKEOFF
a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
The meaning of the word takeoff is a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| overthrow | overturn |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| hurl | rush |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| headlong | headfirst |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |