GRE Word List
VIRTUAL
being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted
The meaning of the word virtual is being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |