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.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |