GRE Word List
GLACIAL
suggestive of ice: such as
The meaning of the word glacial is suggestive of ice: such as.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |