GRE Word List
CLIPPER
one that clips something
The meaning of the word clipper is one that clips something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| provenance | origin |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |