GRE Word List
EMOLLIENT
making soft or supple
The meaning of the word emollient is making soft or supple.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| vendetta | blood feud |