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.

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blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
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scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
foddersomething fed to domestic animals
juga large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech