GRE Word List
VIRILE
having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
The meaning of the word virile is having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| attentive | mindful |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |