GRE Word List
VANTAGE
position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint
The meaning of the word vantage is position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| draw | choosing of a lot or card |
| wrest | obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence; Ex. wrest victory from their grasp |
| prerogative | privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before |
| crabbed | sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting |
| smirk | conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V. |
| suppress | put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth |
| ductile | malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled |
| gazette | official periodical publication; newspaper |
| monotheism | belief in one God |
| ardor | heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent |