GRE Word List
TAUTOLOGICAL
needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true
The meaning of the word tautological is needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| feign | pretend |
| haggard | wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners |
| bleak | cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing |
| pendulous | hanging; suspended |
| compound | combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex |
| plumber | one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes) |
| stalemate | deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked |
| mishap | unfortunate accident |
| enunciate | announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him. |
| pandemic | widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people |