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 |
|---|---|
| approbation | commendation |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |