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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| brackish | somewhat salty |