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 |
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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 |