GRE Word List
IGNEOUS
formed by solidification of magma
The meaning of the word igneous is formed by solidification of magma.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
