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 |
|---|---|
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |