GRE Word List
AMICABLE
characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
The meaning of the word amicable is characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| motley | variegated in color |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| consign | to give over to another's care |