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 |
|---|---|
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |