GRE Word List
FULCRUM
prop
The meaning of the word fulcrum is prop.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |