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 |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |