GRE Word List
METTLE
courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome
The meaning of the word mettle is courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interim | meantime; Ex. in the interim; ADJ. taking place during an interim; Ex. interim paper |
| cemetery | place for burying the dead |
| solicitous | anxious; worried; concerned; eager; Ex. solicitous to do something; N. solicitude |
| stint | supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved |
| incubus | burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus |
| marginal | of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability |
| biennial | every two years |
| chaffing | bantering; joking |
| cadaver | corpse; dead human body |