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 |
|---|---|
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| paradigm | example |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| retract | to draw back or in |
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| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |