GRE Word List
TOME
book
The meaning of the word tome is book.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |