GRE Word List
CHISEL
swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting
The meaning of the word chisel is swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| philanderer | faithless lover; flirt |
| probe | explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity; device designed to investigate an unknown region; thorough investigation; Ex. space probe |
| unassailable | not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question |
| recuperate | recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses |
| demure | (of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure |
| effervescence | inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce |
| condign | adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved |
| burnish | make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| galvanize | stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity |
| insensate | without feeling; lacking sense; foolish |