GRE Word List
MORDANT
biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
The meaning of the word mordant is biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| actuary | clerk |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |