GRE Word List
TRIGGER
a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
The meaning of the word trigger is a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| upright | perpendicular |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |