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 |
|---|---|
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |