GRE Word List
VEHEMENT
marked by forceful energy : powerful
The meaning of the word vehement is marked by forceful energy : powerful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| irremediable | not remediable |