GRE Word List

EMOLLIENT

making soft or supple

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

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contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
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aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
passiveacted upon by an external agency
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
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fraileasily led into evil
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