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
representationalone that represents: such as
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
serebeing dried and withered
malignevil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious