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 |
---|---|
whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
beeline | a straight direct course |
ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
zealot | a zealous person |
menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |