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 |
|---|---|
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| leery | suspicious |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| nourish | nurture |