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 |
|---|---|
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| pliant | pliable |
| drivel | nonsense |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |