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 |
|---|---|
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| rotunda | a round building |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| countenance | look |