GRE Word List

EMOLLIENT

making soft or supple

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

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WordMeaning
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
underlyinglying beneath or below
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea