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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| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| demerit | offense |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |