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 |
|---|---|
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| swill | wash |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |