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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |