GRE Word List
CRINKLE
to form many short bends or ripples
The meaning of the word crinkle is to form many short bends or ripples.
Random words
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deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
imbue | endow |
expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |