GRE Word List
DRIP
fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops
The meaning of the word drip is fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| denouement | final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained |
| sinewy | (of meat) tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone |
| debutante | young woman making formal entrance into society |
| shackle | chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N. |
| ponderous | having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing |
| obfuscate | confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand |
| colossus | gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance |
| harrowing | agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth |
| obsidian | black volcanic rock |
| gargantuan | huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel |
