GRE Word List
AFFABLE
being pleasant and at ease in talking to others
The meaning of the word affable is being pleasant and at ease in talking to others.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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aver | to declare positively |
graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
avow | to declare assuredly |
chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
irremediable | not remediable |
contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
wrench | to move with a violent twist |