GRE Word List
CALLOUS
being hardened and thickened
The meaning of the word callous is being hardened and thickened.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| writ | something written : writing |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |