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 |
|---|---|
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |