GRE Word List

HARDY

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spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
viandan item of food
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs