GRE Word List
CORPUSCLE
a minute particle
The meaning of the word corpuscle is a minute particle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| concatenate | linked together |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |