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 |
|---|---|
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| 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 |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |