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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bullya blustering, browbeating person
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
peevishquerulous in temperament or mood : fretful
outragean act of violence or brutality
wiltloose freshness; droop
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
mutedbeing mute : silent
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
valorstrength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery