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 |
|---|---|
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |