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 |
|---|---|
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| nomenclature | name |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |