GRE GRE Meaning by word 314

the act of severing

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up; junk; rubble; detritus

broadside

hardened conventionality

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

dominance through threat of punishment and violence; despotism

dullness owing to length or slowness; tiresomeness

the act of making a choice

a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy

something causing misery or death; scourge; nemesis

a socially awkward or tactless act; solecism; slip; gaucherie

great and constant diligence and attention; concentration

military officer below the rank of captain

a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule

inherent ability

the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

back country

an infant considered in relation to its nanny; suckling

overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors; hauteur; high-handedness; lordliness

a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner; indoor garden

a regular patron; fixture

an act of forcible exhalation; snorting

a slight or superficial understanding of a subject

a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

the pivot about which a lever turns

great merriment; mirthfulness; glee; gleefulness

a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes

a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances

an obvious truth

someone who leaves one country to settle in another; outgoer