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.

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WordMeaning
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
woefulfull of woe : grievous
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
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yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
respitea period of temporary delay