GRE Word List
CALLOUS
being hardened and thickened
The meaning of the word callous is being hardened and thickened.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| espouse | marry |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |