GRE Word List
FLACCID
not firm or stiff
The meaning of the word flaccid is not firm or stiff.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nourishment | food |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| refraction | deflection 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 |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |