GRE Word List
GRAPHITE
black form of carbon used in lead pencils
The meaning of the word graphite is black form of carbon used in lead pencils.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tedium | boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious |
| prologue | introduction (to a poem or play) |
| well-bred | of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined |
| frustrate | thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose |
| spoonerism | accidental transposition of sounds in successive words; Ex. ``Let me sew you to your sheet'' for ``Let me show you to your seat''; CF. William Spooner |
| prude | excessively modest or proper person (who is easily shocked by improper things, esp. of a sexual nature); N. prudery; ADJ. prudish: excessively concerned with propriety |
| omnipotent | all-powerful; having unlimited power |
| mime | pantomime(act without dialogue); mimicry; mimer; V: mimic; pantomime |
| dissent | disagree |
| opiate | medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction; sleep-producing drug containing opium |
