GRE Word List
DOCILE
easily taught
The meaning of the word docile is easily taught.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| 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 |
| bulk | magnitude |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| unsavory | insipid |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |