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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |