GRE Word List
DEBUTANTE
one making a debut (see debut
The meaning of the word debutante is one making a debut (see debut.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obscure | dark |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |