GRE Word List
ZEST
outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life
The meaning of the word zest is outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| egress | exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress |
| turbid | (of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick |
| alleviate | relieve (pain) |
| vertebrate | having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column |
| gallows | framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging) |
| tantrum | fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums. |
| disjointed | disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin |
| gravity | seriousness; ADJ. grave |
| exhort | urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation |
| augment | increase; add to |