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 |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |