GRE Word List

FACILE

easily accomplished or attained

The meaning of the word facile is easily accomplished or attained.

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WordMeaning
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
decreean order usually having the force of law
appurtenancesaccessory objects
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)