GRE Word List
VENT
release or discharge through a vent; express (esp. unfairly); utter; Ex. He vented his wrath on his family.
The meaning of the word vent is release or discharge through a vent; express (esp. unfairly); utter; Ex. He vented his wrath on his family..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irretrievable | impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve |
| monogram | design composed of one or more initials of a name; V. |
| humanitarian | one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism |
| crass | very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior |
| luster | shine; gloss (of a polished surface) |
| carnage | destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals |
| annotate | comment; make explanatory notes |
| monograph | scholarly article |
| obsessive | related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying; N. obsession: compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea; V. obsess: preoccupy the mind of excessively |
| formidable | menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question |
