GRE Word List
CONGEAL
to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
The meaning of the word congeal is to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| ramification | branch |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |