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 |
|---|---|
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |