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 |
|---|---|
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| flounder | flatfish |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |