GRE Word List
CLASP
a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
The meaning of the word clasp is a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
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| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |