GRE Word List

KNEAD

to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands

The meaning of the word knead is to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands.

Random words

WordMeaning
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
rankleto cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
fellskin
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
skimpskimpy
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
expatriatebanish