GRE Word List
GNARLED
full of knots or gnarls : knotty
The meaning of the word gnarled is full of knots or gnarls : knotty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| savant | a person of learning |
| ploy | escapade |