GRE Word List
MELLIFLUOUS
having a smooth rich flow
The meaning of the word mellifluous is having a smooth rich flow.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |