GRE Word List
GLUTINOUS
having the quality of glue : gummy
The meaning of the word glutinous is having the quality of glue : gummy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| victuals | food usable by people |
| circlet | a little circle |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| fulcrum | prop |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |