GRE Word List
CALLOUS
being hardened and thickened
The meaning of the word callous is being hardened and thickened.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| debonair | suave |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
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