GRE Word List
ABRASIVE
causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
The meaning of the word abrasive is causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| colloquy | conversation |
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| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
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