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 |
|---|---|
| viand | an item of food |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| retribution | recompense |