GRE Word List
CAULK
to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
The meaning of the word caulk is to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |