GRE Word List
TITULAR
of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of the company
The meaning of the word titular is of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of the company.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abode | dwelling place; home |
| politic | prudent; judicious; well judged; expedient; well devised |
| mayhem | injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; Ex. mayhem in the zoo; CF. maim |
| compound | combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex |
| dowdy | untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman |
| surreptitious | done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden |
| aphasia | loss of speech due to injury or illness |
| metallurgical | pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores |
| exposure | risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption |
| defame | harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory |
