GRE Word List
GLUTINOUS
sticky; viscous; gluey
The meaning of the word glutinous is sticky; viscous; gluey.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contumacious | stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court) |
| tawny | brownish yellow |
| heckler | person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech) |
| codify | arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs |
| revert | relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion |
| bacchanal | noisy party with a lot of drinking |
| smolder | smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger |
| resentment | indignation; bitterness; displeasure; V. resent: feel anger about |
| circumscribe | limit; confine; draw a line around |
| waver | move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing |
