GRE Word List
UNDERSCORE
to draw a line under : underline
The meaning of the word underscore is to draw a line under : underline.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| charlatan | quack |