GRE Word List
VALEDICTION
an act of bidding farewell
The meaning of the word valediction is an act of bidding farewell.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
---|---|
inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |