GRE Word List
GRUEL
a thin porridge
The meaning of the word gruel is a thin porridge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| microcosm | a little world |