GRE Word List
EMOLLIENT
making soft or supple
The meaning of the word emollient is making soft or supple.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| swill | wash |