GRE Word List
ELASTIC
able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material
The meaning of the word elastic is able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patrimony | property inherited from a father |
| impassable | not able to be traveled or crossed |
| pedigree | ancestry; lineage |
| synoptic | providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis |
| vise | vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device |
| acme | peak; pinnacle; highest point |
| whet | sharpen; stimulate; Ex. whet someone's appetite |
| manifold | many in number or kind; numerous; varied |
| rabble | mob; noisy crowd |
| palpable | tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable blunder |
