GRE Word List
DUCTILE
capable of being drawn out (see draw
The meaning of the word ductile is capable of being drawn out (see draw.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |