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 |
|---|---|
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| tawny | of the color tawny |