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 |
|---|---|
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |