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 |
|---|---|
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| reverberate | reflect |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |