GRE Word List
GRAPPLE
the act or an instance of grappling
The meaning of the word grapple is the act or an instance of grappling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| veracious | truthful |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |