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
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
disconcertto throw into confusion
submissivesubmitting to others
couriermessenger
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice