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 |
|---|---|
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |