GRE Word List
VITAL
of the utmost importance
The meaning of the word vital is of the utmost importance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| retribution | recompense |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |