GRE Word List

VERITABLE

being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary

The meaning of the word veritable is being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary.

Random words

WordMeaning
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
sobernot intoxicated
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
inanimatenot animate:
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
palliddeficient in color : wan
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
effeteno longer fertile
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable