GRE Word List
CAPILLARY
having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity
The meaning of the word capillary is having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implication | something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating |
| fusion | union; coalition; V. fuse |
| suavity | urbanity; polish; ADJ. suave: smooth and courteous |
| misdemeanor | minor crime; misdeed; wrongdoing |
| philistine | narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete |
| trappings | outward decorations; ornaments (as an outward sign of rank) |
| militate | work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier |
| specious | seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally) |
| maverick | rebel; nonconformist (in a group) |
| subsume | include (as a member of a group); encompass |
