GRE Word List
HAIL
precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
The meaning of the word hail is precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow.
Random words
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gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
demented | mad |
redress | to set right : remedy |
plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |