GRE Word List
VERVE
the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
The meaning of the word verve is the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |