GRE Word List
CILIATED
possessing cilia
The meaning of the word ciliated is possessing cilia.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |