GRE Word List
INDELIBLE
that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
The meaning of the word indelible is that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |