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 |
|---|---|
| unassuming | modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner |
| filibuster | block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter |
| optimist | person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism |
| disband | dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded. |
| intoxicate | make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win |
| intangible | not able to be perceived by touch; vague |
| shift | change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group |
| bid | command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom |
| clavicle | collarbone |
| zenith | point directly overhead in the sky; summit; acme; highest point |
