GRE Word List
ISOTOPE
any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
The meaning of the word isotope is any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| dys- | abnormal |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |