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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monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
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vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
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