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

WordMeaning
lugubriousmournful
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
vindicateto free from allegation or blame
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance