GRE Word List
BALMY
having the qualities of balm : soothing
The meaning of the word balmy is having the qualities of balm : soothing.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| faculty | ability |