GRE Word List

FULCRUM

prop

The meaning of the word fulcrum is prop.

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WordMeaning
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
expoundto set forth : state
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody