GRE Word List
CALDRON
a large kettle or boiler
The meaning of the word caldron is a large kettle or boiler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |