GRE Word List

DOCILE

easily taught

The meaning of the word docile is easily taught.

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WordMeaning
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
formidablecausing fear, dread, or apprehension
adornto enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects
dankunpleasantly moist or wet
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior