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 |
|---|---|
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| devious | wandering |