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 |
|---|---|
| forlorn | bereft |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |