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.

Word	Meaning
warranty	a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
stanch	to check or stop the flowing of
totem	an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
cataract	a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
bestow	to put to use : apply
stymie	to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
captious	marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
caustic	capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
repast	something taken as food : meal
vigil	the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary