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 |
|---|---|
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| stringent | tight |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| savant | a person of learning |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |