GRE Word List
INTANGIBLE
not tangible : impalpable
The meaning of the word intangible is not tangible : impalpable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |