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 |
|---|---|
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |