GRE Word List
VERISIMILITUDE
the quality or state of being verisimilar
The meaning of the word verisimilitude is the quality or state of being verisimilar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |