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 |
|---|---|
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| primal | original |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| bauble | trinket |