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
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
adjacentnot distant : nearby
avowto declare assuredly
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
gushto issue copiously or violently
gerontocracyrule by elders
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due