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 |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |