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

WordMeaning
gauntexcessively thin and angular
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
oafa stupid person : boob
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing