GRE Word List
VITAL
of the utmost importance
The meaning of the word vital is of the utmost importance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |