GRE Word List
TINT
slight degree of color; V: give a tint to
The meaning of the word tint is slight degree of color; V: give a tint to.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fray | brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub |
| alloy | mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness |
| supercilious | haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium |
| impunity | freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish |
| degenerate | become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person |
| gouge | overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury |
| hackles | hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise |
| rote | repetition; memorization through repetition without understanding; Ex. learn poetry by rote |
| gradation | series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression |
| nirvana | in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude |
