GRE Word List
ARTERY
any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
The meaning of the word artery is any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |