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 |
|---|---|
| tome | book |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| reverie | daydream |
| oligarchy | government by the few |