GRE Word List
UBIQUITOUS
being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity
The meaning of the word ubiquitous is being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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hostage | person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands |
muted | silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise |
staid | serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony |
bookish | fond of books and reading |
contention | assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition |
extol | praise very highly; glorify |
gustatory | affecting or relating to the sense of taste |
veto | vested power to reject a bill; exercise of this right; V: prevent or forbid by exercising the power of veto |
fatalism | belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death |
senility | old age; feeblemindedness of old age; ADJ. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age; Ex. senile dementia |