GRE Word List
GNARL
protruding knot on a tree; V.
The meaning of the word gnarl is protruding knot on a tree; V..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forestall | prevent by taking action in advance |
| perdition | damnation; complete ruin; hell |
| amulet | charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck |
| canto | division of a long poem |
| subsidiary | serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N. |
| exigency | urgent situation; ADJ. exigent |
| don | put on; OP. doff |
| accrue | come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual |
| mirage | unreal reflection; optical illusion |
| rarefied | made less dense (of a gas); V. rarefy: make less dense; N. rarefaction |