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 |
|---|---|
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| ossify | to change into bone |