GRE Word List
CODDLE
to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
The meaning of the word coddle is to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
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| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
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| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
