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 |
|---|---|
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| retribution | recompense |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |