GRE Word List
WIZARDRY
sorcery; magic
The meaning of the word wizardry is sorcery; magic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impermeable | impervious; not permitting passage through its substance; impossible to permeate |
| calamity | disaster; misery |
| duress | forcible restraint, especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress |
| articulate | effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints |
| quaint | odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque |
| penance | self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do penance for one's sins; CF. penitent |
| inimitable | matchless; not able to be imitated |
| whimsical | capricious; fanciful; amusingly strange |
| doze | sleep lightly; nap |
| rakish | jaunty; stylish; sporty; morally corrupt; dissolute; Ex. He wore his hat at a rakish and jaunty angle. |
