GRE Word List
MOBILE
movable; not fixed; N. mobility
The meaning of the word mobile is movable; not fixed; N. mobility.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| timbre | quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch) |
| illicit | illegal |
| cathartic | purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ. |
| ascetic | practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; Ex. ascetic life of Buddhist monks; N. asceticism |
| slaughter | killing of animals for food; massacre; V: butcher (animals) for food; kill in large numbers |
| versatile | having many talents; capable of working in many fields; having many uses or functions; N. versatility |
| compile | assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary |
| hazardous | dangerous |
| retribution | deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back |
| curfew | regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew |