GRE Word List
ELASTIC
capable of recovering size and shape after deformation
The meaning of the word elastic is capable of recovering size and shape after deformation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
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| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
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| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |