GRE Word List

FORGE

a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy

The meaning of the word forge is a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy.

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WordMeaning
palliddeficient in color : wan
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
mutinousdisposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory