GRE Word List

CRASS

gross

The meaning of the word crass is gross.

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cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
wrenchto move with a violent twist
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
grillto broil on a grill
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
sparenot being used