GRE Word List
LIAISON
a binding or thickening agent used in cooking
The meaning of the word liaison is a binding or thickening agent used in cooking.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |