GRE Word List
BREADTH
distance from side to side : width
The meaning of the word breadth is distance from side to side : width.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| lode | waterway |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |