GRE Word List

FLUTED

having or marked by grooves

The meaning of the word fluted is having or marked by grooves.

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WordMeaning
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
portlydignified
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
postulatedemand
anonymitythe quality or state of being anonymous
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form