GRE Word List
WEATHER
the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
The meaning of the word weather is the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |