GRE Word List
EBULLIENT
boiling
The meaning of the word ebullient is boiling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| postulate | demand |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |