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 |
|---|---|
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |