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
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
infantileof or relating to infants or infancy
clipencompass
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
steeplofty
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste