GRE Word List # GRE/M177

gre preparation | add bookmark | print this page

prev gre wordlist | gre wordlist | next gre wordlist

Word Explanations pallet, precarious, disarray, sectarian, silt, leery, swathe, noxious, affront, refereeing

Explanation of pallet (noun)
form: pallets
board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used

Example of pallet
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Meaning of pallet

Explanation of precarious (adjective)
forms: more precarious; most precarious
not secure

Examples of precarious
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Meaning of precarious

Explanation of disarray (noun)
untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)

Example of disarray
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Meaning of disarray

Explanation of sectarian (adjective)
narrow-minded; having a limited perspective

Examples of sectarian
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Meaning of sectarian

Explanation of silt (noun)
mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake

Example of silt
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Meaning of silt

Explanation of leery (adjective)
forms: leerier; leeriest
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; suspicious; untrusting; wary

Examples of leery
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Meaning of leery

Explanation of swathe (verb)
forms: swathed; swathed; swathing
wrap in swaddling clothes

Example of swathe
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Meaning of swathe

Explanation of noxious (adjective)
forms: more noxious; most noxious
injurious to physical or mental health

Examples of noxious
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Meaning of noxious

Explanation of affront (verb)
forms: affronted; affronted; affronting
treat, mention, or speak to rudely

Example of affront
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Meaning of affront

Explanation of refereeing (noun)
the act of umpiring; officiating

Examples of refereeing
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Meaning of refereeing

Explain the words pallet, precarious, disarray, sectarian, silt, leery, swathe, noxious, affront, refereeing

file's URL: http://www.english-test.net/gre/vocabulary/meanings/177/gre-explanations.php
GRE test: http://www.english-test.net/gre/vocabulary/meanings/177/gre-test.php
GRE word lists: http://www.english-test.net/gre/vocabulary/meanings/177/gre-words.php
GRE prep forum: http://www.english-test.net/forum/forum22.html

GRE preparation: http://english-test/gre/index.html

Special Agent audiobook download — For twenty years, Candice DeLong was on the front lines of some of the FBI's most memorable and gripping cases. Some...

More links from English-test.net: GRE exam format changed?, Meaning of "fallout" (phrasal verb), Presume VS Assume, Wife of Guatemalan Spanish speaker in Michigan, The use of "why not", Visiting Poland?, What does this idiom mean: 'to get fired'?, Stare vs. watch, Meaning of 'follow up', [Vietnamese English teacher] or [English Vietnamese teacher], Quoting from 2-author work; Subject-verb, correct use AM/PM or am/pm, Grammar nouns: Basic English Grammar, English grammar quiz: Economics Questions test (1), Pimsleur French for Travelers: Pimsleur French Language Program, True fed audio books, CDs, tapes, cassettes used and new, audio download, Practice worksheets: Ways of approving, Reading comprehension quiz: CRTs

GRE vocabulary test: Vocabulary Building: Examples of Nouns Adjectives Verbs

Free GRE test: Free word games online: Nouns Adjectives Verbs Game

GRE Words: (printable version)

Meaning of precarious, disarray, sectarian, silt, leery