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 |
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| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |