GRE Word List

FOUNDER

one that founds or establishes

The meaning of the word founder is one that founds or establishes.

Random words

WordMeaning
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
formidablecausing fear, dread, or apprehension
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
grottocave