GRE Word List
THRONG
a multitude of assembled persons
The meaning of the word throng is a multitude of assembled persons.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| invalid | not valid: |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| distend | extend |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| mendicant | beggar |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |