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 |
|---|---|
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| comestible | edible |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |