GRE Word List
VERACITY
conformity with truth or fact : accuracy
The meaning of the word veracity is conformity with truth or fact : accuracy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| conspire | plot |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |