GRE Word List
VALID
having legal efficacy or force
The meaning of the word valid is having legal efficacy or force.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |