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 |
|---|---|
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| regime | regimen |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |