GRE Word List
TINGE
give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N: slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with grey/jealousy
The meaning of the word tinge is give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N: slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with grey/jealousy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| profusion | great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess; lavish expenditure; Ex. profusion of choices; ADJ. profuse: plentiful; copious; giving or given abundantly; extravagant |
| gracious | kind in a generous way (to someone less important) |
| indemnify | make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured |
| denouement | final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained |
| plumb | exactly vertical; N: weight on the end of a line; V: examine very carefully or critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding); Ex. plumb the depth of |
| dowse | use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals |
| sound | in good condition; showing good judgment or good sense; thorough; complete; Ex. sound mind/investment/training |
| puny | tiny; weak; insignificant |
| parish | area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church |
| pediatrician | physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics |
