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 |
|---|---|
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| fulcrum | prop |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |