GRE Word List
MORTAR
a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
The meaning of the word mortar is a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| sophist | philosopher |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| condign | deserved |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |