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 |
|---|---|
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| harass | exhaust |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |