GRE Word List
ANNEAL
to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
The meaning of the word anneal is to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| postulate | demand |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |