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 |
|---|---|
| reckon | count |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| collected | gathered together |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |