GRE Word List
CLIP
cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener
The meaning of the word clip is cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nondescript | undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd |
| cue | word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance); reminder or hint; V: give a cue to |
| brittle | hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation |
| placid | peaceful; calm; Ex. placid child/lake |
| effete | having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted |
| doze | sleep lightly; nap |
| primp | groom oneself with care; adorn oneself |
| recession | withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity |
| ferment | agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble) |
| oaf | stupid awkward person; CF. elf |
