GRE Word List
TOSS
throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something
The meaning of the word toss is throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lionize | treat (a person) as a celebrity |
| genre | particular variety of art or literature |
| inroad | hostile invasion; advance that lessens the quantity or difficulty of something; Ex. The long illness made serious inroads on his savings; CF. raid |
| despondent | without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection |
| transparent | permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear; Ex. transparent lie |
| conglomeration | mass of material sticking together |
| invoke | call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God |
| inept | unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate |
| husbandry | frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman |
| misgivings | doubts |
