GRE Word List

EMOLLIENT

making soft or supple

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

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WordMeaning
renderto melt down
stultifyto have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
floweryof, relating to, or resembling flowers
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
antiquityancient times
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference