GRE Word List
THESPIAN
actor
The meaning of the word thespian is actor.
Random words
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frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
narrative | something that is narrated : story |
distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
conversant | having knowledge or experience |
parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |