GRE Word List
TYRO
a beginner in learning : novice
The meaning of the word tyro is a beginner in learning : novice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |