GRE Word List
TORRID
(of weather) hot or scorching; passionate; Ex. torrid love affairs
The meaning of the word torrid is (of weather) hot or scorching; passionate; Ex. torrid love affairs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| improvise | compose on the spur of the moment |
| omnipotent | all-powerful; having unlimited power |
| levy | impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco |
| vernacular | living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style; Ex. lapse into the vernacular |
| surreptitious | done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden |
| affirmation | positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination |
| behoove | be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do. |
| grumble | complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N. |
| uninhibited | unrepressed; free in behavior and feelings |
| patrician | noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian |
