GRE Word List
TERMINOLOGY
the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
The meaning of the word terminology is the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| facade | the front of a building |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |