GRE Word List
WITLESS
lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic
The meaning of the word witless is lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barrage | barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism |
| prodigious | enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory |
| crescendo | increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent |
| effervescence | inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce |
| genesis | beginning; origin |
| centrifuge | machine that separates substances by whirling them |
| inopportune | untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen |
| caption | title; chapter heading; text under illustration |
| obscure | dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning |
| obelisk | tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid |
