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

WordMeaning
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
sinewyfull of sinews: such as
bureaucracya body of nonelected government officials
collagean artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
sojourna temporary stay
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
obstreperousmarked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
whittlea large knife