GRE Word List
FLACCID
not firm or stiff
The meaning of the word flaccid is not firm or stiff.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |