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 |
|---|---|
| vertex | the top of the head |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |