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 |
|---|---|
| quorum | a select group |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |