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
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
surmountto prevail over : overcome
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
humdrummonotonous
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous