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

WordMeaning
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
recessthe action of receding : recession
validateto make legally valid : ratify
momentuma property (see property
soarto fly aloft or about
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
contrivedevise
motleyvariegated in color