GRE Word List
CALLOUS
being hardened and thickened
The meaning of the word callous is being hardened and thickened.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concur | to express agreement |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| forebears | ancestor |
| pundit | pandit |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |