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 |
|---|---|
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
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| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |