GRE GRE Meaning by word 257

a brief abstract (as of an article or book)

exceeding in heaviness

the act of someone who floats on the water

a name given to a product or service; brand

brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall; cope

a large gathering of people; concourse

the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)

a rise in the temperature of the body; pyrexia; feverishness

an indirect way of expressing something

compulsory force or threat

dominance through threat of punishment and violence; despotism

specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

animal hunted or caught for food

a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture; hick; yahoo; hayseed; bumpkin; chawbacon

a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers

premise; basic assumption

a flowing together; merging

wandering from the main path of a journey

someone who wastes time; mope; lounger

moral weakness

an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing

the property of being very small in size; tininess; weeness

a painter or drawer of portraits; portrayer

doubt about the truth of something; skepticism; mental rejection

a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people

a tart spicy quality; piquancy; piquantness; zest

study of poetic meter

the act of becoming more distant

a singer of folk songs; minstrel; poet-singer; troubadour

an offering of a tenth part of some personal income