GRE Word List
EMOLLIENT
making soft or supple
The meaning of the word emollient is making soft or supple.
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| subsistence | real being : existence |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
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| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
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| perdition | eternal damnation |