GRE Word List
VIXEN
female fox; ill-tempered woman; CF. shrew
The meaning of the word vixen is female fox; ill-tempered woman; CF. shrew.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dumbfound | astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded, dumfounded, dumbstruck |
| concord | harmony; accord |
| apostate | one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy |
| illusory | illusive; deceptive; not real |
| rift | narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation; Ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconcilation |
| galvanize | stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity |
| eulogy | expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize |
| turpitude | depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude |
| listless | lacking in spirit or energy; languid |
| religious | of religion; (of a person) pious; having reverence for a deity |