GRE Word List

FERTILE

producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive

The meaning of the word fertile is producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive.

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WordMeaning
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
loftan upper room or floor : attic
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
apparitionan unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice