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 |
|---|---|
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
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| missive | a written communication : letter |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |