GRE Word List
CARAFE
glass water bottle; decanter
The meaning of the word carafe is glass water bottle; decanter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| satiate | satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger); sate; N. satiety: condition of being satiated |
| stultify | make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression |
| conveyance | vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance |
| recourse | resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to |
| sound | in good condition; showing good judgment or good sense; thorough; complete; Ex. sound mind/investment/training |
| unexceptionable | entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism |
| imperative | absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done |
| warranty | guarantee; assurance by seller |
| dabble | work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid |
| flail | beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle |
