GRE Word List
VERTEX
summit; highest point; PL. vertices
The meaning of the word vertex is summit; highest point; PL. vertices.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prophylactic | used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease |
| addendum | addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book) |
| garner | gather; store up; amass |
| grotto | small cavern |
| benison | blessing |
| unearth | dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal |
| alloy | mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness |
| barb | sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark |
| anguish | acute pain; extreme suffering |
| bleak | cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing |
