GRE Word List
AMENABLE
liable to be brought to account : answerable
The meaning of the word amenable is liable to be brought to account : answerable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| impinge | encroach |
| harass | exhaust |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| repercussion | reflection |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |