GRE Word List

VERITY

the quality or state of being true or real

The meaning of the word verity is the quality or state of being true or real.

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WordMeaning
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
supplicantone who supplicates
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
hoarygray or white with or as if with age