GRE Word List
METTLE
vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament
The meaning of the word mettle is vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
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| bulk | magnitude |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
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| accessible | capable of being reached |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |