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 |
|---|---|
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| debut | a first appearance |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |