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 |
|---|---|
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| countenance | look |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |