GRE Word List
FULCRUM
prop
The meaning of the word fulcrum is prop.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| deify | to make a god of |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |