GRE Word List
MOLECULE
the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
The meaning of the word molecule is the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |