GRE Word List
GRAPHITE
a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
The meaning of the word graphite is a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| drivel | nonsense |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |