GRE Word List
FULCRUM
prop
The meaning of the word fulcrum is prop.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |