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).

Random words

WordMeaning
gerontologythe comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
demurto take exception : object
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
craftskill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles