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 |
|---|---|
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| raiment | clothing |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| shove | to push along |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| sift | to put through a sieve |