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 |
|---|---|
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| quorum | a select group |