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 |
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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 |