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 |
|---|---|
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| duration | continuance in time |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |