GRE Word List
COLANDER
a perforated utensil for washing or draining food
The meaning of the word colander is a perforated utensil for washing or draining food.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| reverberate | reflect |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |