GRE Word List

EMOLLIENT

making soft or supple

The meaning of the word emollient is making soft or supple.

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quoruma select group
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
circuitoushaving a circular or winding course
implicationsomething implied: such as
dissentto withhold assent or approval
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
filingan act or instance of using a file