GRE Word List
INALIENABLE
incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
The meaning of the word inalienable is incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |