GRE Word List

ASTRINGENT

causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic

The meaning of the word astringent is causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic.

Random words

WordMeaning
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
obsessivetending to cause obsession
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
traverseto go or travel across or over
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
residualremainder
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted