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 |
|---|---|
| niggle | trifle |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| impuissance | weakness |
| throes | pang |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |