GRE GRE Meaning by word 135

the humanistic study of language and literature

either of two large muscles of the chest; pectoralis; musculus pectoralis

a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards

act of quitting a position; relinquishment

a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar

an act of atrocious cruelty

rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint

proverb; short tale that teaches a moral lesson

great and constant diligence and attention; concentration

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

pompously embellished language; flatulence

the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest

something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone; predecessor; herald; precursor

rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; volley; burst

a small or moderate or token amount

an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

an established custom

a disputant who quibbles; pettifogger

a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)

an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps

a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text

a long narrow opening; fissure; scissure

a small natural hill; hillock; hummock; hammock

duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio; fax

distinctive appellation denoting rank or achievement

foolish or senseless behavior; craziness; lunacy; indulgence

one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons

an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge