GRE Word List
WRIT
written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something)
The meaning of the word writ is written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prong | pointed projecting part |
| vertex | summit; highest point; PL. vertices |
| reputed | supposed; Ex. reputed father of the child; V. repute: consider; N. repute: reputation; esteem |
| aboriginal | being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine |
| bastion | stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism |
| wizened | shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old lady |
| decrepit | weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man |
| reverie | daydream; abstracted musing |
| vigilante | one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers |
| somnolent | half asleep; drowsy; N. somnolence |
