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 |
|---|---|
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |