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 |
|---|---|
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| gazette | newspaper |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |