GRE Word List
INNOCUOUS
producing no injury : harmless
The meaning of the word innocuous is producing no injury : harmless.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |