GRE Word List
INURED
to accustom to accept something undesirable
The meaning of the word inured is to accustom to accept something undesirable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| juncture | a point of time |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |