GRE Word List
EMOLLIENT
making soft or supple
The meaning of the word emollient is making soft or supple.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |