GRE Word List
WARRANT
justification; written order that serves as authorization (esp. a judicial writ); Ex. search/death warrant; V: justify; guarantee
The meaning of the word warrant is justification; written order that serves as authorization (esp. a judicial writ); Ex. search/death warrant; V: justify; guarantee.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acrimonious | stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior |
| stratum | layer of earth's surface; layer of society; PL. strata |
| repeal | revoke; annul |
| polemical | aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions) |
| extrinsic | external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic |
| slack | moving slowly; sluggish; inactive; (of a rope) loose; negligent; lax; Ex. slack season; Ex. slack in one's work; N. V. |
| galvanic | of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani |
| cauterize | burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection |
| somatic | pertaining to the body; bodily; physical |
| coincidence | the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental |