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.

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WordMeaning
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior
abodethe place where one lives : home
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness