GRE GRE Meaning by word 311

metal supports for logs in a fireplace; dog

the characteristic sounds made by a horse; whicker; whinny

an instance of misfortune; mischance

drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check

a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed); self-reproach

good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

loud confusing disagreeable sounds

apprehension; worry; doubt

a person who makes a will

the size of something as given by the distance around it

someone who fights with his fists for sport

a framework that supports climbing plants; bower; pergola

an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh

gullet

a long narrow opening; fissure; scissure

the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something

a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it; pulpit; rostrum; ambo; stump; soapbox

a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen

a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; cwm

a natural inclination; leaning

severe disapproval

causing or tending to cause cancer

something causing misery or death; scourge; nemesis

a brief abstract (as of an article or book)

a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin; tepidness

an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion

wrongful conduct by a public official

someone who wastes time; mope; lounger

an infant considered in relation to its nanny; suckling