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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |