GRE Word List
GRUEL
a thin porridge
The meaning of the word gruel is a thin porridge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| shove | to push along |