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 |
|---|---|
| spoof | deceive |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |