GRE Word List

UTOPIA

a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions

The meaning of the word utopia is a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions.

Random words

WordMeaning
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
smudgeto make a smudge on
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one