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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| mulct | fine |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| arid | excessively dry |