GRE Word List
VOLITION
the power of choosing or determining : will
The meaning of the word volition is the power of choosing or determining : will.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |