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
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jibeto be in accord : agree
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conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
myriadten thousand
retiringreserved
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate