GRE Word List
CALLOUS
being hardened and thickened
The meaning of the word callous is being hardened and thickened.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| arid | excessively dry |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |