GRE Word List
CALLOUS
being hardened and thickened
The meaning of the word callous is being hardened and thickened.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| sheer | unqualified |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |