GRE Word List
GIRTH
a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
The meaning of the word girth is a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |