GRE Word List
GLUTINOUS
having the quality of glue : gummy
The meaning of the word glutinous is having the quality of glue : gummy.
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|---|---|
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| spate | freshet |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
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| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |