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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| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| 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 |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
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| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| entity | being |