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 |
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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 |