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 |
|---|---|
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| superannuated | outmoded |