GRE Word List

ANVIL

a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)

The meaning of the word anvil is a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering).

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WordMeaning
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
validhaving legal efficacy or force
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
imploreto make an earnest request to (someone) : beg